The Icelandic Minister of Fisheries was on the National Radio of Iceland this morning rebuking the United States’ decision not to invite Iceland to the international conference ‘Our Ocean’, hosted by Secretary of State John Kerry.

The reason for this action by the US State Department is, according to them, Iceland’s commercial whaling; however the reality is that a single individual, Mr. Kristjan Loftsson, is responsible for the commercial whaling of fin whales.

Today saw the launch ‘Indian Mammals- A Field Guide’, authored by Vivek Menon, Executive Director of Wildlife Trust of India and Regional Director – South Asia of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), in the College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), in Thrissur.

The book was launched by renowned wildlife veterinarian Dr Jacob V Cheeran and eminent ornithologist Dr Vijayan, former director, SACON and Chairman of State Biodiversity Board, Kerala.